Professor John Collinge (UCL Institute of Neurology)
comments on data suggesting 1 in 2,000 people in the UK are carriers of
vCJD , in light of a parliamentary committee on the issue being held today,
saying: “These are diseases that incubate silently in humans for decades.” Listen: BBC R4 Today (from
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Results published in The Lancet
give the most detailed picture yet of the British population’s sex lives over
the last 10 years, as part of the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and
Lifestyles (Natsal). Study Principal Investigator Professor Dame Anne Johnson
(UCL Infection & Population Health) said: “We tend to think these days we
live in an increasingly sexually liberal society, but the truth is far more
complex.”Read: BBC Online, More: The Independent, Metro, Daily
Express, Daily Telegraph, The Times (£), Daily Mail, UCL
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Shale gas will be an important part of Australia's energy mix,
but will not be a "great bonanza that will be easily won", according to industry experts including Professor Paul Stevens (UCL Australia). Read: The Adelaide AdvertiserMore...

Professor Michael Arthur's (UCL President & Provost) views on why teaching must become as important as research – and how this might be achieved – are covered in a news article and accompanying editorial. Read: The Times (1)(2) (£)More...